Just before dawn, space shuttle Endeavour is bathed in xenon lights after being secured on Launch Pad 39B. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440932/free-photo-image-constellation-the-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441064/free-photo-image-engine-florida-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441044/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-pad-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441042/free-photo-image-spacecraft-nasa-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441063/free-photo-image-rocket-florida-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441006/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441004/free-photo-image-rocket-astronaut-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseAs it arcs into space, space shuttle Discovery is lighted by sunlight after leaving the darker skies over NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440945/free-photo-image-nasa-platform-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseXenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it makes its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the Vehicle Assembly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441005/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-engine-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery begins its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440984/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-discovery-iss-vehicleFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441039/free-photo-image-rocket-astronaut-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441019/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseThe launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission was captured from a field of Florida Power & Light solar panels… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441352/free-photo-image-spaceship-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseXenon lights illuminate space shuttle Discovery as it makes its nighttime trek, known as rollout, from the Vehicle Assembly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441037/free-photo-image-nasa-vehicle-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441015/free-photo-image-nasa-astronaut-space-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441016/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B on Nov. 19, 1996. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441503/free-photo-image-rocket-smoking-public-domain-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B on Nov. 19, 1996. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441529/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-columbia-americaFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis and its four-member STS-135 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441439/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-launch-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis and its four-member STS-135 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441424/free-photo-image-nasa-earth-space-stationFree Image from public domain licenseThis aerial view shows the high water surrounding Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center following Tropical Storm… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440889/free-photo-image-platform-ocean-atlanticFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Discovery climbs the five percent grade to the top of the hardstand at Launch Pad 39A. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440923/free-photo-image-building-nasa-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseA nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440653/free-photo-image-moon-rocket-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441033/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441031/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B on Nov. 19, 1996. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441490/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseSpewing twin columns of fire from the solid rocket boosters as space shuttle Discovery roars into the blue Florida sky… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440927/free-photo-image-rocket-nasa-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseShooting like a roman candle into Florida's blue sky, Space Shuttle Discovery kicks off the Fourth of July fireworks with… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440833/free-photo-image-spaceship-space-rocket-launchFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla, Thursday, April 28… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439901/free-photo-image-space-ship-shuttle-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseEngineers will use a backscatter device to examine space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441036/free-photo-image-engine-space-shuttle-discoveryFree Image from public domain licenseOn Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a new 7-inch quick disconnect is installed on the ground… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441034/free-photo-image-astronaut-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla, Thursday, April 28… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439893/free-photo-image-space-ship-shuttle-discovery-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseNASA’s upgraded crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) begins its trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440427/free-photo-image-blast-off-cc0-crawler-transporterFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440854/free-photo-image-nasa-space-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis, attached to its bright-orange external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters on Launch Pad 39A at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441050/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttle-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseThe clouds take on a rosy glow as the sun rises over the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440418/free-photo-image-cape-canaveral-aerodynamic-tail-cone-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseA Shuttle Training Aircraft piloted by NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440338/free-photo-image-astronaut-nasa-military-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseExternal Tank after separation from Atlantis during the STS-132 Mission. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441292/free-photo-image-earth-nasa-ascendingFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A, at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440688/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A, at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440718/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-spacecraft-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseA Boeing Delta II (7326) rocket lights up the clouds of exhaust below as it propels Deep Space 1 into the sky after liftoff… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441522/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Discovery is seen shortly after the Rotating Service Structure was rolled back at launch pad 39A, at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440712/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-astronaut-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseA Boeing Delta II rocket is framed between the ghostly silhouettes of two press photographers as it launches Deep Space 1 on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441460/free-photo-image-spacecraft-nasa-americaFree Image from public domain licenseA Boeing Delta II (7326) rocket lights up the ground as it propels Deep Space 1 into the sky after liftoff from Launch… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441464/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseFireworks celebrate the arrival of the space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex following a 10… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440471/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-aircraft-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseA Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter on Dec. 11, 1998, from Launch Complex… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441526/free-photo-image-mars-space-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseIn Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis is lit… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441101/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-spaceship-cockpitFree Image from public domain licenseIn Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis is lit… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441087/free-photo-image-nasa-cockpit-kennedy-space-centerFree Image from public domain licenseIn Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis is lit… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441136/free-photo-image-cockpit-spaceship-technologyFree Image from public domain licenseIn Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis is lit… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441099/free-photo-image-nasa-cockpit-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseIn Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis is lit… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441120/free-photo-image-cockpit-shuttle-atlantis-tech-supportFree Image from public domain licenseA NASA Fire Rescue truck, which is part of the landing convoy at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heads out toward… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441126/free-photo-image-truck-kennedy-space-center-july-2011Free Image from public domain licenseWith the sun setting in the background at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mobile launcher is nearing… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441085/free-photo-image-nasa-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Original from NASA… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440731/free-photo-image-nasa-alpha-magnetic-spectrometer-americaFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla, on May 15, 2011.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439891/free-photo-image-alpha-magnetic-spectrometer-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe docked Russian Mir Space Station is partially visible through the Spacehab viewing port. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441604/free-photo-image-spaceship-science-aerospaceFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441416/aircraft-the-runwayFree Image from public domain licenseThe drag chute is deployed as the space shuttle Atlantis lands on July 21, 2011 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440374/drag-chuteFree Image from public domain licenseAt the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the drag chute trailing space shuttle Atlantis is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441111/free-photo-image-nasa-kennedy-space-center-july-2011Free Image from public domain licenseAtlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441442/free-photo-image-runway-nasa-july-2011Free Image from public domain licenseAtlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441410/free-photo-image-nasa-kennedy-space-center-july-2011-americaFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441388/free-photo-image-nasa-july-2011-americaFree Image from public domain licenseVapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441123/aircraft-the-runwayFree Image from public domain licenseAtlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441441/free-photo-image-july-2011-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseVapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441109/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-nasa-july-2011Free Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis begins to disappear into the darkness as it rolls to a stop on Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441083/free-photo-image-runway-nasa-july-2011Free Image from public domain licenseAtlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441433/free-photo-image-july-2011-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseVapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441113/free-photo-image-nasa-florida-runwayFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis touches down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility completing its 13-day mission to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440723/free-photo-image-retirement-nasa-kennedy-space-center-nightFree Image from public domain licenseAn American flag flaps proudly in the wind in front of space shuttle Atlantis on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441108/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-steam-american-flagFree Image from public domain licenseCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with Space Tracking and Surveillance System -… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440980/free-photo-image-spaceship-nasa-smokeFree Image from public domain licenseLit from behind, Atlantis is close to touchdown on Runway 33 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-115.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440802/free-photo-image-david-september-2006-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis lands with its drag chute deployed on runway 22 at Edwards, California. Original from NASA.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439994/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440041/free-photo-image-nasa-space-shuttleFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440076/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-florida-landingFree Image from public domain licenseOriginal caption from Nasa: "CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Sandwiched by billowing clouds above and smoke and steam clouds below… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8718144/photo-image-clouds-steam-artFree Image from public domain licenseThe first stage ignites on NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440966/free-photo-image-ares-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Atlantis STS-135 crew members participate in M113 armored personnel carrier training at NASA's Kennedy Space… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441076/free-photo-image-raffaello-military-33rd-flight-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseA Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440544/free-photo-image-cape-canaveral-nasa-americaFree Image from public domain licenseThe External Tank attached to Space Shuttle Atlantis shows Hail. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440877/free-photo-image-hail-army-atlantisFree Image from public domain licenseLiftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/1207184/moon-landing-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Skylab 4/Saturn 1B space vehicle is launched from Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Nov. 16… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441600/free-photo-image-rocket-skylab-floridaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, after it was delivered to the transfer aisle of the Vehicle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440991/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseMaking history with the first-ever launch on Independence Day, Space Shuttle Discovery rockets into the blue sky on mission… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440850/free-photo-image-spaceship-independence-day-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseMaking history with the first-ever launch on Independence Day, Space Shuttle Discovery rockets into the blue sky on mission… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440865/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseA large crane dismantles another level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441007/free-photo-image-industrial-21st-century-space-launch-complexFree Image from public domain licenseThis photograph from Sept. 5, 1977, shows the launch of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440593/free-photo-image-nasa-astronomy-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseA tunnel beneath Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida leads to the blast-resistant rubber room. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440978/free-photo-image-abandoned-escape-room-repurposeFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 8 Aug. 2007. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441374/free-photo-image-nasa-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 8 Aug. 2007. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440910/free-photo-image-rocket-launch-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe moon is seen rising behind the Space Shuttle Endeavour on pad 39A. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441368/free-photo-image-moon-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseThe moon is seen rising behind the Space Shuttle Endeavour on pad 39A. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441335/the-space-shuttle-endeavourFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Voyager 2 was launched on Aug. 20, 1977 from the NASA Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441562/free-photo-image-nasa-earth-rocketFree Image from public domain licenseVoyager 1 launch. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441684/free-photo-image-astronomy-blast-off-cape-canaveralFree Image from public domain licenseNASA's Voyager 2 was launched on Aug. 20, 1977 from the NASA Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440506/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-launch-scienceFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Endeavour during the Shuttle's rollout to Launch Pad 39A. Original from NASA. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441468/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-blast-offFree Image from public domain licenseThe space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A is at the Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, in Florida. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440831/free-photo-image-atlantis-blast-off-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseDiscovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441021/free-photo-image-nasa-rocket-spaceshipFree Image from public domain licenseSpace shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 8 Aug. 2007. Original from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441017/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-rocket-launch-nasaFree Image from public domain license